Dg. Broadley, A REVIEW OF THE GENUS ATHERIS COPE (SERPENTES, VIPERIDAE), WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM UGANDA, Herpetological journal, 8(3), 1998, pp. 117-135
The genus Atheris Cope [sensu stricto, after assignment of superciliar
is (Peters) and hindii (Boulenger) to monotypic genera (Broadley, 1996
)] is reviewed in order to determine the affinities of a distinctive n
ew species, Atheris acuminata, described from a single specimen collec
ted in western Uganda. A key is provided to the ten species recognized
, and A. anisolepis Mocquard and A. rungweensis Bogert are recognized
as full species.